Species Neobatrachus pelobatoides (Werner, 1914)
Humming Frog
- Heleioporus albopunctatus pelobatoides Werner, F. 1914. Amphibia. pp. 403-426 in Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 4. [418].
Type data:
Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown (not found), Beverley and Broome Hill, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Neobatrachus pelobatoides (Werner, 1914).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Ecological Descriptors
Arthropod-feeder, burrower, low woodland, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous, predator, swamp, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Seasonal breeder in swamps, free-living tadpole.
General References
Main, A.R. 1965. Frogs of southern Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist Club Handbook 8: 1-73 (natural history)
History of changes
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| 31-Jan-2017 | 16-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED |